Bachelor of Business Economics

Objectives

Learning Outcomes

1.has basic insight into, and academic knowledge of, the different disciplines of business economics;

2.has a good overview of the basic methods, principles and paradigms of the different disciplines within business economics, and is able to apply them to a problem in a learning environment;

3.can communicate with laypeople about a substantiated approach and solution of a management issue in a learning environment;

4.has an problem solving attitude with respect to business economics;

5.has insight into the operation of markets and institutions, into the behavior of consumers and companies, and the functioning of public policy in an open economy and globalized world;

6.can apply micro- and macro-economic concepts and theories on practical cases, is able to autonomously identify, seek, edit and interpret relevant data, and based on this, is able to critically analyze an economic problem;

7.is aware of the merits of rival schools of thought within economics and other human sciences and is aware of theoretical models having limitations;

8.can explain the basic principles of corporate law and fiscal law;

9.can analyze political and social developments, and can relate them to business economic activity;

10.can communicate professionally, in writing and orally, in English and French, and possibly also in German and/or Spanish;

12.can apply, in group and under limited supervision, conventional scientific methods (up to and including the level of econometrics) to answer a research question, and is able to report on this, in writing and orally, in correct methodological terminology;

13.shows enthusiasm for and involvement in conducting scientific research with a critical and value-free research attitude;

14.has knowledge of and insight into the most common methods of scientific research in the domain of business economics;

15.is aware of, understands, and uses up-to-date ICT-applications in the execution of assignments and the reporting of results;

16.has basic knowledge of, and insight into, the structure, functioning and role of information systems and informatics in a management context;